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Arguably The Notorious B.I.G.’s signature song, Hypnotize has become a byword for hip-hop and a definitive document of the bling era.

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The song that brought Prince to the world’s stage, When Doves Cry marked an epochal moment in pop-culture history.

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After finding fame on TikTok with his superb cover versions, Sam Ryder’s Eurovision entry, Space Man, is set to ensure his star keeps rising.

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Routinely billed as the ultimate Duran Duran album, ‘Rio’ remains the perfect introduction to the British supergroup that conquered the world.

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From pop perfection to punk-inspired screeds, the best albums of 2022 are so attention-grabbing they simply demand to be heard.

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Madonna’s first album of the 21st century, ‘American Life’ was a leftfield turning point that heralded some of her best work yet.

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The surprise follow-up to ‘Purple Rain’, Prince’s ‘Around The World In A Day’ album proved he was ‘the great Prince he wanted to be’.

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A collaboration with Timbaland and Pharrell Williams, ‘Hard Candy’ kept Madonna match-fit at the end of the 2000s.

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True became a worldwide hit for Spandau Ballet, but do you know the story of unrequited love that inspired it?

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Like ‘Dolly Parton standing on a dancefloor’, Kylie Minogue ensured her ‘Golden’ album was her most surprising new direction yet.

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